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>What other alternative(s) would you propose? How about a system which: 1. Acknowledges the realities of automation and globalization 2. Does not have maximu
by wu-ikkyu 8y ago
>What other alternative(s) would you propose?
How about a system which:
1. Acknowledges the realities of automation and globalization
2. Does not have maximum employment and perpetual growth as primary goals
3. Does not create artificial scarcity
4. Understands the broken window fallacy
- gallerdude 8y agoI don't think anyone disagrees that our current system has flaws, it's just that the switching cost is really, really high, and even that assumes the next system is a lot better. Also, there's a huge difference between pointing out problems and pointing out solutions.
- wu-ikkyu 8y ago>just that the switching cost is really, really high Climate change says the cost of not switching is far greater. Also, that's what phased roll outs are for. >there's a huge difference between pointing out problems and pointing out solutions. Obviously... But we can't find a solution without first defining and understanding the problem.
- simonh 8y agoAddressing climate change wasn’t even on your wish list.
- ramblerman 8y agoWell to be fair that's not a system it's a magic wish with 4 bullet points.
- wu-ikkyu 8y agoWhats "magic" about it, in your opinion?
- erikpukinskis 8y agoThe point is, you are describing the outcome not the mechanism. Capitalism is a mechanism and so you must replace it with another mechanism, not a list of goals.
- wu-ikkyu 8y agoNew intelligently designed systems/mechanisms aren't just created out of thing air like magic. The first phase of the systems development life cycle requires you to define (and agree upon) high level goals/requirements/parameters, which is what I was doing.
- erikpukinskis 8y agoIt’s worth doing, but it’s not an “alternative” in any meaningful way. As the other commenter said it’s a wish list. It can’t be meaningfully compared to capitalism. You have no indication ther even exists a mechanism within which those values are compatible.
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- wu-ikkyu 8y agoAgain, I was making suggestions in the scope of the planning phase of the SDLC, not the implementation.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> The first phase of the systems development life cycle requires you to define (and agree upon) high level goals/requirements/parameters Yes, but when people ask for a system, you can't just give them that list of goals as an answer. Not only is it not a system, but agreeing on goals doesn't make a system meeting all of them logically possible much less practical.
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